何苦

hékǔ

why bother?; is it worth the trouble?

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

你何苦为难自己?

Why do you make things hard for yourself?

做这种事何苦呢。

Why bother doing such a thing?